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epistemic.

Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈstɛ-/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɛpəˈstimɪk/General-American/-ˈstɛ-/General-American
  1. Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired.

    not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to how cognition or knowledge is expressed in language.

    broadly · not-comparable
  3. Of or relating to epistemology (“the branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge”); epistemologic or epistemological.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

PIE word *h₁epi From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge; science”) + English -ic (suffix meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives from nouns) (compare modern Greek επιστημικός (epistimikós, “relating to science, scientific”)). Ἐπιστήμη (Epistḗmē) is derived from ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epĭ́stămai, “to have knowledge of, know”) (from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, prefix meaning ‘all over; on, on top of’) + ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ, “to stand; to weigh”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns).

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